Straight As!

Yet again Emerson came home with straight As on her report card!  We are so very proud of her!!  Unfortunately, the day report cards came home, I had to pick her up early from school with a stomach virus!  Our celebrating had to be put on hold for a little while!

Her usual reward request-a DQ dipped cone!

So doggone cute, enjoying her pizza party at school!

We Love Micky!!

Any time Micky and the Motorcars come to town we do everything we can to make it a date night!  So glad it worked out this time!  After we got the girls back to the house after bowling fun, we headed to eat at Wings N More, our usual pre-show ritual and then it was on to Dosey Doe for a great show!

So disappointed this one turned out so dark!!

Bowling with Friends

We got together with a few other couples for some bowling fun to help our friend Jeremy celebrate his birthday.  We had so much fun!  We got a lane for the adults and a lane for the kids and had a blast!  We had to leave after the first game because Shawn and I already had a date night planned but still had a great time.

Ready for action!

When any of the kids were bowling it was a group effort!

Me and my girl!

Me, Beth, Lisa, and Kim

The Schramms, Garys, Brooks, and Carrs

Tooth Fairy Time!

We have been waiting and waiting for Emerson to have her first loose tooth.  Well, it finally happened.  Last Thursday night, Shawn put the girls to bed at their ususal time around 8:30.  He and I were laying in bed watching TV and at about 9:45 Emerson comes running into the room.  When we asked her what was wrong, she showed us that she could wiggle one of her bottom teeth!  I was actually sick so I told her to run around to Daddy to let him feel so I didn't spread any germs to her.  Sure enough it was very loose!  She was so excited she couldn't hardly stand it!  She was giggling and jumping up and down.  She must have been in there for an hour just playing with it and just couldn't wait any longer to come tell us.  So cute!  That tooth hung on for a week!  When I picked her up from school today she couldn't wait to show me that not only was the tooth out but that she got a treasure chest from Nurse Emily!  It apparently came out at recess while they were playing Simon says.  After gymnastics we got everything ready for the Tooth Fairy!  She was so funny though because she wanted to write her a letter.  In the letter, she was going to ask that the Tooth Fairy not leave money but asked that she would leave either candy or a toy.  I pointed out that the Tooth Fairy is NOT Santa and does not really do the whole wish list thing.  It took me forever to figure out that apparently at gymnastics some of the other girls told her that when you get to be 6 and 7, the Tooth Fairy leaves toys...NOT at Blue Cedar Ct.!

Big Day!

She drew the Tooth Fairy a picture of the inside of the house so she could find her way around!

New Year's

The girls got to go to Shreveport for New Year's.  Gransan surprised them with tickets to Bailey's latest musical-Shrek!  They of course had a blast and Mom and Dad appreciated a few days of downtime to ring in the New Year!  Somehow I didn't get any pictures of our few days but we spent New Year's Eve and Market Street and spent the night in The Woodlands and then pulled off a movie marathon all day on New Year's Day.

It was like Christmas all over again when they got there, getting to open their gifts from Jaf and Shell and Patsy.

They have wanted a fire all winter...they had to go all the way to Gransan's to get it!

One of their new favorite pasttimes-climbing Jerry and Janet's magnolia tree!

Not really sure why Braelyn is on the table but looks like they are having lots of fun at Jerry and Janet's!

Dressed and ready for the show!

Jamie, Braelyn, Jenna, and Em

B, Bailey, and Em

Bailey and Em

The girls got to meet "Fiona" with Bailey.

Jenna, Bailey, Jamie, and the girls

Jerry with B and Bailey

 

Em snuggled up with Lady

Lady got the chair and the girls had to share the ottoman!

Em showing off her reading skills with Gransan before bed.